Suspicions grow of a Georgian Dream U-turn on proportional elections
Despite offering to change the country’s electoral code in response to protests, no concrete steps have yet been taken by the ruling party.
Facebook trolls and fake news pages: the new ‘enemies’ of Georgian democracy
The ruling party in Georgia is suspected of using an army of trolls that try to set the agenda and moods of public debate.
Opinion | Ivanishvili clings to a frayed political brand while facing a new kind of opposition
The ruling party is still strong but it is also close to losing the basis of its political identity — ‘restoring justice’ in Georgia
Analysis | Why the ruling party in Georgia is losing its MPs
Last week, the ruling Georgian Dream party lost its constitutional majority in parliament — and the bleeding could continue.
Taxes, corruption, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Turkey: Pashinyan’s vision for the ‘New Armenia’
Having swept to power, the new government of Nikol Pashinyan is now laying out its vision for a ‘New Armenia’.
Georgian Muslim leader detained in Azerbaijan
Local rights groups have questioned the Azerbaijani Government account of his arrest and demanded Georgia intervene.
Georgian Dream MPs warn of ‘civil war’ if Vashadze elected
Georgia’s political scene heats up as the country braces for its first ever presidential run-off election.
Lead: Georgia’s silent killer
Abnormal levels of exposure to lead show that the food Georgians eat and air they breathe might be toxic — but the authorities seem reluctant to act.
Chechen dissident YouTuber denied asylum in Poland
Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a popular Chechen YouTuber and an ardent critic of the Chechen government.
Opinion | Labelling Georgia’s far right ‘pro-Russian’ is reductionist and counterproductive
Georgia’s liberals consistently label neo-nationalist forces ‘pro-Russian’ — while ignoring the underlying social and economic roots of the problem.